Detection of Chlamydiaceae and Chlamydia-like organisms on the ocular surface of children and adults from a trachoma-endemic region

Trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness, is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), a bacterium of the phylum Chlamydiae . Recent investigations revealed the existence of additional families within the phylum Chlamydiae , also termed Chlamydia -like organisms (CLOs). In this study, the fre...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 7432 - 16
Main Authors:	Ghasemian, Ehsan, Inic-Kanada, Aleksandra, Collingro, Astrid, Tagini, Florian, Stein, Elisabeth, Alchalabi, Hadeel, Schuerer, Nadine, Keše, Darja, Babiker, Balgesa Elkheir, Borel, Nicole, Greub, Gilbert, Barisani-Asenbauer, Talin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 09-05-2018 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	38/77 45/23 631/326/41 692/699/3161/3162 Age composition Blindness Children Chlamydia Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydiae Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA DNA sequencing Eye Humanities and Social Sciences multidisciplinary Nucleotide sequence Pathogenicity Pathogens Science Science (multidisciplinary) Sexually transmitted diseases STD Trachoma
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